Keep Knoxville Beautiful will be hosting its second spring Trash Run on Thursday, May 27th, from 10 am to 12 pm. The event will kick off at Alliance Brewing, 1130 Sevier Avenue.
The Trash Run is a non-competitive fun run and litter pickup for runners/walkers of all ages. There is no designated route for the event; rather participants are encouraged to spend an hour running or walking and collecting litter in the area. Keep Knoxville Beautiful will provide maps, gloves, safety vests, and litter-pickers.
After the cleanup, volunteers are invited back to Alliance Brewing Co where they will receive $1 off beer as well as the chance to win prizes. Participants can sign up at www.keepknoxvillebeautiful.org/upcoming.
Prizes include: T-Shirts from Borderland Tees, gift cards from local breweries, and more from businesses in Old Sevier. Participants will receive prize entry tickets for each bag of trash they collected during the event.
About Keep Knoxville Beautiful
Founded in 1978 to help “clean up” prior to the 1982 World’s Fair, Keep Knoxville Beautiful is a local non-profit with a mission to promote a cleaner, greener, and more beautiful community. We pursue this by:
- Educating students and the public about waste-prevention, litter, recycling, and environmental stewardship
- Facilitating and supporting litter pickups that make our roads and local waterways cleaner
- Creating and protecting murals and hosting beautification mobs to make Knoxville a more beautiful and interesting place to live and visit
So far for our 2020-2021 year, we have:
- Facilitated or supported 288 litter pickups
- Collected 40,520 pounds of litter
- Distributed 670 Go Green Boxes
- Worked with 2,053 volunteers
- Facilitated 5,506 volunteer hours
- Educated 1,512 Students
To learn more about Keep Knoxville Beautiful, visit keepknoxvillebeautiful.org
